Re: OT: SICP Footnote

From: David Cressey <cressey73_at_verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:49:43 GMT
Message-ID: <HNsPh.57$iw5.5_at_trndny06>


"Marshall" <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote in message news:1175316925.682928.26420_at_y80g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> On Mar 19, 6:20 am, "David Cressey" <cresse..._at_verizon.net> wrote:
> > "Marshall" <marshall.spi..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> >
> > Hey, Marshall. If you've got a copy of SICP, or if you
> > can use the online version, you can find my name in
> > one of the footnotes.
>
> Every couple of weeks I have lunch with a group of people
> interested in programming languages. There are several
> LISPers among the regulars, and these people are well
> versed in gc and its implementation.
>
> Occasionally we get illustrious guests. Today we dined
> with Hal Abelson. We talked about various things, and
> naturally SICP was mentioned at one point. I commented
> that I had heard online recently from someone who
> mentioned he was named in a footnote for having coined
> a term. Everyone looked at me blankly. I said "broken heart"
> and the whole room went "ah ......"
>
> It was cool.
>
Thanks.

This is particularly gratifying coming on the heels of two particularly embarassing errors I made recently in cdt. Received on Sat Mar 31 2007 - 14:49:43 CEST

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